Alexander Nedelkos is a unique blend of drummer, educator, presenter-producer of music shows, rudimental drumming evangelist, physicist, and owner of an IT company.
He was born in 1979 in Edessa, where he spent his childhood and school years. During his teenage years, he participated in school groups.
In 1997, he moved to Heraklion, Crete, to study at the Department of Physics. Among other activities, he actively participated in the Music Group of the Heraklion schools. He is a founding member and co-organizer of the "Voutstock" music festival. Additionally, he played with various bands in clubs and festivals, both in and outside Heraklion.
After his studies, he moved to Athens and founded the company Web and Art Solutions, focusing on web design, security, and server management. He also gained significant educational experience, working as a teacher and lecturer in IT at tutoring centers and IT institutions.
In a parallel universe, he dedicates himself to the world of music and drums.
He was a student of Nikos Sidirokastritis, Mark Reilly, Jim Clark, Giorgos Katsikas, Toli Arsenidis, Spyros Tsoutsis, Takis Kanellos, and has taken private lessons from many top Greek drummers, such as Fotis Giannopoulos, Michalis Kapilidis, Spyros Panagiotopoulos, etc. He has also attended many seminars and masterclasses from players of the international rudimental drumming scene. Lastly, he received classical tambourine education from Konstantinos Vorisis and Dimitris Desyllas.
As a rudimental drummer, he has a unique way of applying the language of rudiments to traditional Greek music and odd meters, having studied the main rudimental schools of America, Switzerland, Scotland, and France.
As a drumset player, he has numerous appearances with bands on television, live music scenes, and festivals throughout Greece.
Recently, Alexander Nedelkos has been extensively involved with rudimental drumming and its promotion in Greece. He is the country's representative and a board member of the global organization SIRD (Society of International Rudimental Drummers), president of PAS Greece (Percussive Arts Society), founder of the non-profit community GRDC (Greek Rudimental Drumming Community), member of the historic NARD (National Association of Rudimental Drummers), USARD (United States Association of Rudimental Drummers), Company of Fifes & Drummers, and organizer of the International Rudimental Drumming Festival in Athens.
He has played at the Heritage Concert of the internationally renowned event PASIC (Indianapolis, USA), and has given lectures at West Virginia University (USA) on the application of rudiments in Greek Tradition. He also represented Greece at the 3rd international symposium of the SIRD organization in Portsmouth, England, performing and conducting clinics. He has also written articles for the American magazine Percussive Notes.
He is part of the Pulsa Musica Publishing team, a music publishing house dedicated to rudimental drumming book publications, founded by George Willis & Mark Reilly. He is also part of the podcast production team of the Washington Tattoo, an organization that organizes Military Tattoos events in the USA.
Together with Nikos Sidirokastritis, under the auspices of Lab Music Education, he created the first comprehensive Greek course on rudimental drumming in Greece. Along with Fotis Giannopoulos, he created the Rudimental Academy, an online platform for learning Rudimental Drumming. He has taught drums at Drummania, Lab Music Education, and the Greek Conservatory.
He is also the presenter and producer of the web shows Woodiments & Rudimental Coffee, which feature Greek and foreign drummers, with a focus on rudimental drumming. He has interviewed drumming legends such as Steve Gadd, Billy Cobham, David Garibaldi, etc.
He has endorsements from Gabriel Drums and Agner Drumsticks.